One of the most acclaimed young photographers to come out of Japan in the last decade, Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi is riding high with her first major solo show in Tokyo and a series of new photo book projects.
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Untitled, from the series of "Illuminance", 2009
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Untitled, from the series of "Illuminance", 2009
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"Kawauchi Rinko: Illuminance, Ametsuchi, Seeing Shadow" at The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography features 80 works, among them greatest hits from the "Illuminance" series- her zoomed-in serenely poetic meditations on daily life. Newer works are larger than life studies of heaven and earth. Black cosmos and burning fields show a darker side of nature.
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Untitled, from the series of "Illuminance", 2007
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Untitled, from the series of "Illuminance", 2007
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Untitled, from the series of "Ametsuchi", 2012
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Untitled, from the series of "Ametsuchi", 2012
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Kawauchi also knows a thing or two about editing- she started her career with a series of photo books in the early 2000's that propelled her to the international stage with a solo show at the prestigious Cartier Foundation in Paris, and the Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography. "Illuminance", published last year, got her shortlisted for the 2012 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize.
In addition to releasing a new book entitled "Light and Shadow" this month, on July 1 the artist expanded her repertoire with a series of photo books on scrolls which she created live on site at Limart book store in Tokyo.
For "Approaching Whiteness" Kawauchi selected a series of images which participants at the venue could then shuffle into different edits and then watch as they were silkscreened on washi paper, finished with brushstroke and then placed in a custom-made Paulownia box. At only 10,500 yen these are a steal! For those of you unable to make it to Tokyo (or to buy an actual print), these exquisite limited edition objects are available on-line.
Approaching Whiteness available at http://www.goliga.com
"Kawauchi Rinko: Illuminance, Ametsuchi, Seeing Shadow" on view through July 16, 2012
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